Question

underline the best answers.
3.013) a(n) (authors, formal, informal) tone is detached and more business - like.
3.014) a(n) (authors, formal, informal) tone is an attitude in an expression.
3.015) a(n) (authors, formal, informal) tone is easygoing, like speaking in front of a friend.
3.016) the kind of vocabulary an author uses to express ideas is called (tone, diction, expression).
read the excerpt. then, answer the questions.
thoreau had written an account of watching a violent battle of black and red ants. he then made the following commentary.
walden pond
by henry david thoreau
huber is the only modern author who writes about other authors who witnessed these insect wars. he writes, “this action was fought when eugenius the fourth, ruled in the presence of nicholas pistoriensis, an eminent lawyer, who related the whole history of the battle with the greatest fidelity and detail.”
a similar engagement between great and small ants is recorded by olaus magnus, in which the small ones, being victorious, are said to have buried the bodies of their own soldiers, but left those of their giant enemies a prey to the birds. this event happened previous to the expulsion of the tyrant christiern the second from sweden.
the battle which i witnessed took place in the presidency of polk, five years before the passage of webster’s fugitive - slave bill.
3.017) __ the selection mainly says that__.
a. writers magnify small things
b. history and biology do not mix
c. ants are intelligent like people
d. biology and history go together
3.018) __ the tone is __.
a. formal and official
b. formal, yet sarcastic
c. informal and humorous
d. informal, yet factual
3.019) ____ which statement is the best evidence for, “how would you describe the diction of thoreau in this selection?”
a. thoreau uses historical data to rationalize his reporting of the ant battle.
b. thoreau uses informal words and the informal point of view.
c. thoreau quotes other authors.
d. both a and c

Explanation:

For 3.013-3.016:

• 3.013: A detached, business-like tone fits formal writing conventions.
• 3.014: Tone is defined as the author's attitude in expression.
• 3.015: An easygoing, friend-like tone is informal.
• 3.016: Vocabulary choice to express ideas is called diction.

For 3.017-3.019:

• 3.017: The excerpt links ant battles (biology) to historical events/figures, showing biology and history intersect.
• 3.018: The text uses formal, structured language with historical references, but frames small ant battles as major historical events, creating sarcasm.
• 3.019: Thoreau uses historical data (tyrant expulsion, Polk presidency) and quotes other authors (Huber, Olaus Magnus) to support his account, so both A and C apply.

Answer:

3.013) formal
3.014) author's
3.015) informal
3.016) diction
3.017) D. biology and history go together
3.018) B. formal, yet sarcastic
3.019) D. both A and C